Tepee for homeless couple evicted from Philly underpass
Architect Alan Johnson built a 6 by 8 foot fire resistant tepee for Curly Brown and Dorothy Canady, two homeless drifters living under highway overpasses. After three months the tent was confiscated by port workers and police for trespassing, then returned. The couple moved to another hidden spot but keep seeking a safe land to place the shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alan Johnson
Johnson
Curly Brown
Dorothy Canady
Brown
Canady
Alley Friends Associates
Delaware River Port Authority
C. Carlton Read
Isolation linked to higher risk for heart patients
Studies show heart disease patients living alone or lacking close friends face higher odds of recurrent heart attack and reduced five year survival. Researchers from St Luke's Roosevelt Columbia and Duke note rising one person households and urge stronger social ties to improve health outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Case
New York
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Case
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital
Columbia University
New York City
Redford Williams
Duke University Medical Center
Soviet farmers make 1.7 million payment on aid loans
The United States guaranteed loans totaling 3.75 billion for Soviet agricultural aid. A 1.7 million principal and 700 thousand in interest were paid on schedule, easing a hurdle ahead of a multinational aid conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
Dupree Dies, Jazz Champion Jack Dupree Passes at 82
New Orleans born pianist Champion Jack Dupree died of cancer at his Hanover home age 82 after performing through illness. Agent Karsten Jahnke announced he had lived in Germany since 1975 and remained active until November.
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Hamburg
Germany
Jack Dupree
Eric Clapton
John Mayall
Dupree
Karsten Jahnke
Hanover
Fumes May Harm Pickup Passengers
Researchers report that children riding in covered pickup beds risk fatal carbon monoxide poisoning. In a six year study at Virginia Mason Medical Center 20 of 68 CO cases involved backseat pickup passengers. one died and another suffered permanent brain damage.
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Chicago
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle
Journal of the American Medical Association
New Jersey Welfare Reform Limits Aid to Mothers with More Babies
Gov. Florio signed a six bill package ending extra welfare grants for new mothers in New Jersey. The plan requires most recipients to participate in education and job training, allows marriage without losing aid, and lets working mothers keep wages up to half of monthly grants. Critics warn the policy harms children and may face legal challenges.
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Pennsauken
N.J
Jim Florio
New Jersey
Florio
State Department of the Public Advocate
Roberta Jones
Camden
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Commonwealth
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I-380
Boyson Rd
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Tegeler
Hiawatha
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